Katie Melua

Melua in 2015, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Ketevan Melua

Place of Birth: Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, USSR (now Georgia)

Date of Birth: 16 September, 1984

Ethnicity: Georgian, as well as some Russian and Canadian [of unclear ethnicity]

Katie Melua is a Georgian-British singer, songwriter, and musician.

Katie was born in Kutaisi, Georgia, then in the USSR, the daughter of Tamara and Amiran Melua. In 1993, her family moved to Belfast, Northern Ireland, and later to London, England. She has a son.

Katie has stated that one of her grandmothers was of half Russian ancestry. She has also said that one of her great-grandfathers was Canadian, specifying, “My great-grandfather came from Canada [to Georgia] to do some work and was accused of being a spy and forced to stay in Georgia… So the family line started with some interesting circumstances.” She added:

My grandmother only spoke Russian to me. Her father was half Canadian, he came to Russia and couldn’t go back. So he stayed in Russia and married, I think, a Georgian. He had ancestors from Russia, so I don’t know how much Russian ancestry [my grandmother] had exactly.

Katie speaks English, Georgian, and some Russian.

Katie’s paternal grandmother was named Tamara.

Katie’s maternal grandmother is named Tsaro Nozadze. She appears in the music video for her song “Joy.”

One of her great-grandfathers, Akaki Huchua, was a WWII Soviet Army doctor.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk